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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced small businesses to pivot and adapt to survive. A popular strategy for brick-and-mortar businesses has been to shift online. But for some entrepreneurs, building the infrastructure to do so is another financial challenge on top of a growing pile of challenges.
The City of Detroit, in partnership with Rebrand Cities and Quicken Loans Community Fund, has launched the Digital Detroit Virtual Website Accelerator to help struggling small businesses get online. Applications opened Monday, April 27 and will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, April 30.
“Many small businesses do not have the budget to invest in branding and website development, especially during this time when it is uncertain if they will be able to cover payroll and common business expenses. We are doing everything in our power to fill in the gaps for them,” said Charity Dean, director of the Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity Department at the City of Detroit, in a release.
Web designers will work with local business owners to build websites. In addition to a website, business owners will also get free hosting for three months, branding workshops and webinars, and virtual office hours/study halls.
In order to qualify, businesses must be located in the city and established before Dec. 31, 2019. Businesses must also demonstrate the need for support with website development.
Rebrand Cities is a civic initiative that aims to get 10,000 local businesses online. It has a presence in nine cities — Detroit; Chicago; Newark; Los Angeles; Mesa, Arizona; Miami; Boston; Memphis; and Port-au-Prince — and two countries — U.S and Haiti. In 2018, Rebrand Cities engaged 75 Detroit high schoolers in the AT&T Believe Detroit Technology challenge in which students built their own websites on WordPress.com, teaching them about the digital divide and encouraging them to make a difference in their communities.
Quicken Loans Community Fund has teamed up with the city of Detroit on this initiative as well as other COVID-19 response efforts for small businesses with programs like Feeding the Frontlines, which supports struggling restaurants and also sends meals to frontline workers.
“This investment will support Detroit-based businesses to both survive this pandemic and thrive in a world where virtual sales are increasingly important,” said Laura Grannemann, vice president of the Quicken Loans Community Fund, in a release. “By building an online platform, our community can continue to support the brands we love, and Detroit’s entrepreneurs can showcase their product to the world.”


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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting Christmas, Thanksgiving, and save data transfers. A few more holidays are coming to the virtual world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Today, Nintendo announced that Turkey Day and Toy Day — the in-universe versions of Thanksgiving and Christmas — will take place over the next two months. Additionally, the game’s next update will introduce save data transfers and expansion for your in-game storage. Let’s start with the holidays. Turkey Day will take place on November 26th, will involve a big meal in the town square, and players will be able to earn a gift by helping out. Nintendo quietly made a major change to how its online service works after adding 20 new Super Nintendo games this week. You’ll soon be able to run Android on your Nintendo Switch. Only a few weeks ago, French inventor and former military reservist Franky Zapata was drawing comparisons to the Green Goblin for the way he flew a hoverboard through Paris during last month’s Bastille Day festivities.
Zapata, who invented a jet-powered hoverboard called the Flyboard Air that’s powered by five small engines and steered with a handheld remote control, had bigger ambitions than that for his contraption, though. The Nintendo Switch Lite Has Sealed The 3DS's Coffin. Kotaku. Nintendo starts producing new Switch models outside China to fend off trade war. Nintendo has reportedly begun producing two new variants of its Switch console, and at least some of them are being manufactured outside of China in order to evade new tariffs on US imports.
The Wall Street Journal reports that sources within Nintendo’s supply chain have confirmed the movement of production to Southeast Asia, and that the company aims to produce enough consoles to fulfill demand in the US. Reports of the two new consoles first emerged back in March. Latest Nintendo Switch Update Makes Games Load Faster and Run Better. A couple weeks ago, Nintendo released the new 8.0 update for the Nintendo Switch, which added a healthy slab of new features and improvements to the console.
Nintendo's 30 year old ads introducing the Game Boy are a real trip. Smaller Nintendo Switch coming this fall before more powerful version. Nintendo’s rumored cheaper version of the Switch is set to be released this fall, according to a report in Japan’s Nikkei newspaper.
As previously reported, the device is said to be smaller and geared around portable play, but Nikkei says it will retain the ability to be hooked up to a TV. Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date News: Nintendo Switch Mini coming in 2019, say top experts. Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date News: Nintendo Switch Mini coming in 2019, say experts (Pic: NINTENDO) In celebration of the new year, renowned industry specialist site GamesIndustry.biz has gotten some of the most notable gaming analysts together to talk about what their predictions for 2019 are... and three out of four of them have a very interesting idea about Nintendo.
We've previously reported on the likelihood that the Nintendo Switch will get some sort of revision in 2019, but the fact that these three respected analysts are now putting their names behind the idea too is interesting. Previously, reports from the Wall Street Journal suggested a new version of Nintendo Switch may arrive as soon as summer 2019, now the analysts are agreeing. Whilst past rumours suggested that the machine will have screen and display improvements, none of the analysts seem to offer more insight into what we can expect from the machine - other than a cheaper entry point.
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(Pic: GETTY) The Nintendo Switch is a popular hybrid game console, which can be used on the go and at home. The gaming system has many features, including two Joy-Con controllers, but lacks one major thing. Most gaming consoles, such as PS4 and Xbox One, double up as entertainment systems. It is handy for players, and it means they stay on the device for longer. Why launching two new Nintendo Switch models is a stroke of genius. Nintendo plans two new Switch models for this year: WSJ. Nintendo is working on two new versions of the Switch that could be released as soon as this summer, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
One of the models is said to be a cheaper variant, while the other device reportedly has “enhanced features targeted at avid video gamers.” The WSJ says the cheaper model will omit the vibration feature, suggesting that it won’t have detachable Joy-Con controllers at all; it’s said to be seen as a successor to the 3DS. Nikkei reported earlier this year that Nintendo was planning to release a smaller Switch with a focus on portability. The report doesn’t have any firm details on the higher-end model, but one source implied there was more to the revision than a simple performance boost. Even so, there’s clear room for improvement in that regard; the Switch uses Nvidia’s four-year-old Tegra X1 processor, and if Nvidia were to get back into mobile chip development for Nintendo it could make major gains in power and efficiency. Nintendo just announced a Labo VR kit for the Switch. Nintendo’s getting into virtual reality, but not in the way you might expect.
Today, the gaming giant announced the latest in its Labo line of DIY cardboard accessories, which turns the Nintendo Switch into a makeshift VR kit. As with previous Labo sets, there are a few options to choose from. The main VR kit costs $79.99 and includes six different cardboard kits to build, including VR goggles, a blaster, a camera, and an... elephant, as well as a screen holder and “safety cap.” For those looking to spend a bit less, there’s also a basic starter kit that includes just the goggles and blaster for $39.99.
Additional accessories like the elephant can be purchased late in $20 sets. “We wanted to design an experience that encourages both virtual and real-world interactions among players through passing around Toy-Con creations,” Doug Bowser, incoming Nintendo of America president, explained in a statement. Pokemon Sword and Shield Announced. Report: Halo, Gears of War, Cuphead, and More Coming to Nintendo Switch. According to a new report, not only is Xbox Game Pass coming to Nintendo Switch, but some of Microsoft's biggest franchises and previous releases will directly release on the system as well.
French outlet Jeuxvideo is the latest to confirm that Nintendo and Xbox are teaming up in big fashion this year, following Game Informer and Direct-Feed Games. However, the French website also provides further details into what the collaboration will entail. According to Jeuxvideo, not only is Xbox Game Pass coming to the system, but Microsoft will release some of its first-party games directly onto the hyrbid console. This is something that Direct-Feed Games originally reported, but it only made note of Ori and the Blind Forest. Switch sales break another record as January sales are best for the month of this generation.
Rumor: February 2019 Nintendo Direct planned for next week. The last general Nintendo Direct aired last September. Based on that, this is officially the longest we’ve gone between presentations. Because of the lack of Nintendo Directs and uncertainty regarding when certain Switch games will be released this year, fans are getting a bit antsy. Depending on what you believe though, we may not have to wait much longer. It may seem a bit strange to be sharing a rumor about an upcoming Nintendo Direct, but stick with us here for a second. Two more bangers for the Switch’s NES selection: Kirby and Super Mario Bros 2. Nostalgia for the NES is high following the success of Nintendo’s classic mini consoles and the launch of its Switch Online service, which just got a couple more great additions to its selection of 8-bit games: Kirby’s Adventure and the immortally weird Super Mario Bros 2.
Kirby had just made his debut on the Game Boy, but the NES follow-up really improved things. Better controls, better graphics, still hard as hell. Super Mario Bros 2 is remembered as a curiosity, but it deserves more than that. Sure, it’s just an asset swap for Doki Doki Panic, but that doesn’t matter. It’s a fantastic game and you should take this opportunity to play it all the way through. As long as you’re here, I feel I should also plug the games added a couple weeks back that probably didn’t get the love they deserved, then or 30 years ago. Blaster Master is one of my favorite games of all time and massively underplayed. Super Mario Bros Animated Movie Will Release "Around 2022" According to Nintendo, its new Super Mario Bros animated movie with Illumination Entertainment won't be releasing until "around 2022. " The news comes way of Nintendo's latest financial results -- more specifically page 16 of the briefing -- where Nintendo noted that "the development of an animated film based on 'Super Mario Bros' with Illumination is moving along for an anticipated theatrical release around 2022.
" Now, "around 2022" is pretty vague. This seems to suggest that 2022 is the internal target, but is subject to change, and that the animated movie could arrive a little bit before, 2021, or a little bit after, 2023. Beyond a release window, Nintendo unfortunately doesn't divulge any further details on the project, which we likely won't be hearing about in any detail for a couple of years. For those that don't know: Illumination Entertainment is an American film and animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 that is owned by Universal Pictures.
Nintendo is launching a new Dr. Mario game for smartphones later this year. Nintendo has announced a new entry its mobile game lineup slated for early summer of 2019: Dr. Mario World. The app will be a free-to-download puzzle game, co-developed and jointly operated with Japanese messaging app LINE and developer NHN Entertainment. There isn’t much information about the game yet, except that it will be available for both iOS and Android and, while free, will contain in-app purchases. It’s set to be released in 60 countries around the world. Nintendo first made its foray into mobile entertainment in 2016 with Super Mario Run, a unique take on the classic platformer that infused elements of the endless runner genre.
Although there are scant details, it seems that Dr. Earlier today, Nintendo said it was delaying the release of another forthcoming smartphone game Mario Kart Tour until later this year, “in order to improve quality of the application and expand the content offerings after launch.” Nikkei: Smaller Switch due out in 2019. Nikkei: Smaller Switch due out in 2019 Reportedly removes features to emphasize portability. Hori’s new D-Pad Controller fixes a big Nintendo Switch problem. Lore in a Minute: The Origin Story of the Legendary Game Boy!

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With two demonstration satellites, KIPP and CASE, in orbit, and with nearly a combined three years of operational testing time, Kepler is now ready to take the next step.
That step includes getting their Internet of Things (IoT) developers kit into the hands of a limited number of developers, those they hope will become customers.
The developers kits will become available for purchase to all, sometime in Q1 2020.
Developers though will have to wait until Kepler launches its third demonstration satellite (TARS) before they can begin the trial of the service. The TARS satellite launch date has not been announced, but Kepler’s Marketing Manager Victoria Alberto told SpaceQ in an email that the announcement is coming shortly.
TARS will launch before their two next-generation IoT capable satellites are launched. That launch is currently schedule for Q2 or Q3 in 2020 on a Russian commercial launch, facilitated by GK Launch Services. That would suggest TARS will launch in Q1 or Q2 2020.
In its press release, Kepler said their third and subsequent satellites “will offer both wideband and narrowband data transfer services globally, from pole to pole, and represents another significant milestone in Kepler’s technology roadmap.”
Kepler plans on deploying a 140 IoT satellite constellation in Low Earth Orbit. To date the company has raised US$21M. Alberto told SpaceQ that the funds raised from their Series A (US$15M) “will take us well through 2020.”
For the company to execute its next phase of satellite deployment beyond the three currently set to launch in 2020, the company will likely need to secure their next round of funding.
Wen Cheng Chong, Co-Founder and CTO at Kepler said in the press release “various studies and market research reports predict billions of industrial IoT connections coming online in the next 5 years, and a global solution such as our everywhereIOT service will be key to achieving this. For this reason, we believe this to be exciting news for the market, as much as it marks an important milestone for Kepler. We are adding a unique set of capabilities for smart connected devices that did not previously exist in a satellite service.”
If the research reports are accurate, Kepler could be a beneficiary. However, it isn’t alone in looking at this market segment. There are many other IoT satellite players globally looking at cashing in. They include Myriota, Eutelsat, Astrocast and a host of others.


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Sprint & Verizon May Owe You Money
BOISE (KTVB) -- A judge has ordered Sprint and Verizon to pay some of its customers for mobile cramming.
Idaho joins the rest of the U.S. and two federal agencies in signing off on two agreements totaling $158 million.
The wireless companies allegedly charged consumers for third-party texting services without their knowledge.
Consumers who were subjected to the cramming were typically charged about $10 a month for so-called premium text message services varying from horoscopes to sports scores.
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden believes about 50,000 Idaho Sprint customers can seek refunds and 125,000 Verizon customers in the state may also be eligible.
For more information on how to get your refund, or to find out if you're affected, you can contact your wireless provider.
Last year, Idaho reached similar settlements with AT&T and T-Mobile.


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Apple Hires Drone and Aviation Law Expert as Washington Lobbyist
Apple has retained Lisa Ellman, a lawyer specializing in drone and aviation law, as a Washington lobbyist, reports Bloomberg.
Ellman, a partner at law firm Hogan Lovells, leads her firm's Unmanned Aircraft Systems practice and also co-founded the Commercial Drone Alliance. She has been doing lobbying work for Apple since December.
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Apple since 2016 has been using drones for data collection purposes to boost the quality of Apple Maps. Apple's drones are able to capture and update mapping data faster than the LiDAR-equipped minivans that it has used to collect mapping information since 2015.
Apple in 2018 was also a participant in a pilot program that allows the company to operate drones in ways restricted by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Apple partnered with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to use drones to capture aerial mapping data.
Bloomberg suggests that Apple's new lobbying efforts indicate a new push into the growing drone field. Apple also has a team working on satellites that Ellman could potentially assist with when it comes to regulations.
In addition to employing drones for mapping purposes, Apple also sells popular drones from DJI in its Apple retail stores and on its website.
Last year's iPhone 13 Pro models were the first of Apple's smartphones to come with 120Hz ProMotion displays, and while the two iPhone 14 Pro models will continue to feature the technology, their screens could well boast expanded refresh rate variability this time round.
To bring ProMotion displays to the iPhone 13 Pro models, Apple adopted LTPO panel technology with variable refresh...
Leaker Jon Prosser today shared ostensibly accurate renders of the iPhone 14 Pro, providing the most accurate look yet at what the device could look like when it launches later this year.
In the latest video on YouTube channel Front Page Tech, Prosser revealed renders of the iPhone 14 Pro made by Apple concept graphic designer Ian Zelbo, highlighting a range of specific design changes...
With around four months to go before Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 14 lineup, the overwhelming majority of rumors related to the new devices so far have focused on the iPhone 14 Pro, rather than the standard iPhone 14 – leading to questions about how different the iPhone 14 will actually be from its predecessor, the iPhone 13.
The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are expected...
The iPhone 14 will feature a more expensive "high-end" front-facing camera with autofocus, partly made in South Korea for the first time, ET News reports.
Apple reportedly ousted a Chinese candidate to choose LG Innotek, a South Korean company, to supply the iPhone 14's front-facing camera alongside Japan's Sharp. The company is said to have originally planned to switch to LG for the iPhone...
Apple today confirmed that the keynote event for the Worldwide Developers Conference will begin at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on June 6, the first day of WWDC. The keynote will be an online-only event, though a select number of developers have been invited to the Apple Park campus for a viewing event.
In addition to confirming the keynote date and time, Apple has shared the full WWDC 2022...
Apple today announced new Pride bands for the Apple Watch, with new Pride Edition Sport Loop and Pride Edition Nike Sport Loop options available.
The new Pride Edition bands are available to order today for $49 on Apple.com and in the Apple Store app, and will be available at Apple Store locations starting May 26. The Pride Edition Nike Sport Loop is also coming soon to Nike.com.


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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
It's time to educate the local media on the changes in security systems
One of my local TV news teams featured an article on the increase in crime. Leila Walsh of WOAI had a short report on how one neighborhood was going to hire a security guard to lower crime. And then there was Erik Runge, also with WOAI TV, reporting how the greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce may issue an alert to its business members on ways to lower crime in their shopping districts.
I am going to call my friend, George Garza, a leading residential and commercial security integrator, to check if he wants to call these media. A security guard is not an effective way to protect a neighborhood. And, while the chamber is trying to promote how safe things are in the city of San Antonio, it would be wise for them to have professionals like George teach business owners how to upgrade their security systems.
For example, as noted in a recent blog by Sam Pfeifle, the editor of Security Systems News, there's a growing movement to educate consumers on their choices in home protection features. And, what's often overlooked is commercial security in this ongoing marketing campaign. Property managers often add a basic feature as a selling point, but if a business owner truly understood the difference between a keypad system and a video system, they would ask their landlord to upgrade their system to that platform. Professional integrators know that if an alarm goes off with the properly configured video system that their customers can log onto their surveillance camera's IP address to see what set off the alarm.
Even better is the fact that if the business owner communicates this video capability to the local police, the responding officer can verify the location of any criminal inside a facility. It's time for professional integrators to take a proactive lead on educating their two market sectors -- residential and commercial -- on the upgrades available to them. And, when there's a crime outbreak, integrators should take the time to engage the media or hire a professional PR type to help convey their story.


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- Articles tagged "intel p55"
With the new mainstream Lynnfield processors lowering the price of entry for Intel's current platform, it's time to look at the rest of the supporting cast. Today, we bring together five of the top P55 motherboards from major vendors to find out which one deserves to be in your next PC.
Showing off its latest mainstream P55 motherboards, MSI took the opportunity to demonstrate to local hardware enthusiasts the new features on these motherboards. Key among them is an auto overclocking utility - OC Genie, that looks to have succeeded beyond our expectations.
- Apple aims to launch the Apple Watch in more countries by late June
- NZXT debuts Noctis 450 mid-tower case with focus on design and cooling
- HyperX launches Savage, new SATA-based 2.5-inch SSD
- Facebook adds video calling to Messenger
- MyRepublic to offer 1,000 free SIM and unlimited data in mobility trial
- 4.7-inch Oppo Mirror 3 available in Singapore from mid-May for S$349
- Facebook activates Safety Check tool in Nepal, will also match donations up to US$2 million
- Uiee launches compact charger that doubles as power bank and wall charger


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Qualcomm is all geared up to launch its next-gen processor, dubbed the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 processor at an event, for which the company has started sending out media invites.
The event, scheduled for December 4 will take place in Hawaii at the company’s annual tech summit.
The upcoming Snapdragon 8150 chipset will be the successor to last year’s Snapdragon 845 mobile platform. Additionally, it is being speculated that the device could be named as the Snapdragon 855 processor.
While nothing concrete is available, it is suggested that the new processor is likely to be based on the 7nm FinFET process technology and could support three-core architectural design, comprising one large core, three medium cores, and four small cores.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 is expected to see an increase in performance by 30 percent, in comparison to its predecessor — Snapdragon 845 SoC.
Additionally, the new processor is expected to support 5G and could make its entry with Samsung’s forthcoming flagship, dubbed the Galaxy S10.
However, the aforementioned can’t be deemed as a fact, and we expect you to take it with a grain of salt. For further information, we need to wait until the December 4 launch event.
Therefore, stay tuned to Fossbytes!
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During their press conference at Gamescom today, Sony announced that the highly anticipated PlayStation 4 will be coming out on November 15, 2013. Early rumors speculated that the PS4 release date would be on October 21, 2013 and today’s announcement denies this rumor.
There has been much anticipation for Sony’s new console following their February announcement in New York early this year. The event served as a way for the company to present their vision of their new console for the next coming years and to build gamer confidence in the PlayStation brand again. Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, outlined this mission at the conference:
“Our vision of the future is consumer centric, developer inspired, and characterized by an unwavering commitment to phenomenal play experiences.”
At Sony’s Pre-E3 press conference in June, Sony announced that the PS4 would be priced at $399, following Microsoft’s announcement of their Xbox One’s pricing earlier that morning at $499, in addition to revealing its final hardware design for the console. Sony further reiterated their pro-consumer stance by also announcing on stage that there will be no DRM on the PlayStation 4 and even released a video aimed right at their competition. As of this writing, the video has garnered over 13,952,821 views since its release.
The news in the weeks leading up to gamescom have been filled with Microsoft trying to gain back consumer confidence by removing DRM from the Xbox One, making Kinect optional, and even going so far as to clarify that you can play your games while downloading – a feature that Sony confirmed to be present on the PS4 back in February. Sony’s announcement of its PS4’s release date today ensures that they have a head start on Microsoft, who have decided to nebulously mark November as the Xbox One’s release date.
Will you be picking up a PlayStation 4 on launch day? Or will you be getting a Xbox One? Or both, like me! Let us know in the comments below!


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Speech to the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce – Global Connections Export SummitForeign Affairs
When I met with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson a few weeks ago, one of the things he wanted to talk about was how New Zealand had managed to bounce back so strongly after the Global Financial Crisis.
He was genuinely impressed with our country’s fiscal management and the ability of this government to see the longer-term, bigger picture and allow the market to play out without excessive central government regulation.
We may be a small, geographically isolated country but we’ve been able to buck some of the global economic trends that many other nations have struggled with.
Three months ago, Finance Minister Steven Joyce delivered the National Government’s ninth Budget.
He was able to present significant investments in public services and infrastructure as well as a $2 billion a year Family Incomes Package that will make a tangible difference to New Zealand families.
Our economy is performing well and that’s a tribute to the hard work of New Zealanders.
We have experienced positive growth in all but one quarter over the last six years.
Being prudent, growing open trade negotiations and enabling businesses to be more innovative has paid off.
We’ve had a strong economic plan and now confident companies are investing, exporting and creating new skilled jobs
The Treasury is forecasting real GDP growth of 3.1 per cent on average for the next five years.
Global economic growth is projected by the World Bank to reach 2.7 per cent this year – up from 2.4 per cent in 2016 – and this has been supported by a recovery in manufacturing activity and commodity prices.
For most of the post WWII period, there had been a 2:1 trade to global GDP growth ratio. Following the global financial crisis this ratio evened up.
Global goods trade growth picked up pace in the second half of 2016 and has remained strong in 2017, supported by expanding manufacturing activity.
Global trade growth is expected to reach 4 per cent this year.
Underlying this, United States import growth is forecast to reach 6.2 per cent in 2017, while export growth from China is expected to rise by 3 per cent.
Despite our size, New Zealand is viewed as a leader in free trade and we back ourselves to negotiate large-scale agreements that provide our exporters, importers and regional economies with tangible benefits.
Earlier this year, the Prime Minister announced the Trade Agenda 2030 – an ambitious plan that aims to have free trade agreement cover 90 per cent of New Zealand’s goods exports by 2030 – up from about 53 per cent at the moment.
To accomplish this means far more than sending our trade officials around the world.
It means forging meaningful relationships and maintaining the high standards we are known for.
The Trade Agenda package includes:
- A new embassy in Dublin, Ireland and a new High Commission in Sri Lanka –these posts will support our trading relationship with the EU after Brexit and broaden our economic relationship with Sri Lanka;
- $35.3 million to the Ministry of Primary Industries to focus on boosting the value of our primary sector exports;
- $20 million for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to focus on improving market access, maximising benefits from existing FTAs and negotiating new ones, helping businesses internationalise and tackling non-tariff barriers;
- $6.7 million to strengthen our international networks across the globe and boost the availability of consular services for Kiwis overseas;
- The establishment of a Ministerial Advisory Group to ensure the public is better informed on trade issues;
- The development of a single point of contact to allow exporters to alert the Government to non-tariff barriers and to get better information and support.
As a Government, we’re working hard to help create opportunities for our exporters to compete successfully on the world stage.
And we are incredibly proud to see New Zealanders succeed internationally.
There is so much to gain from advances in free trade, including jobs and higher incomes for New Zealanders and it’s important that we take advantage of these global trends while we can.
The latest data suggests that improving global conditions are directly benefiting New Zealand traders.
New Zealand goods exports to China – our leading goods market – gained momentum in the last quarter, increasing 14 per cent to the year ending June 2017.
Goods exports to Australia, the US, Japan and Korea are all up in the last quarter and prices are generally increasing in the Global Dairy Trade auction with seven of the last ten auctions resulting in rising prices.
There are many positives that can be highlighted but, of course, there are still risks to global stability.
These include potential for countries to increase trade protection policies and financial sector variabilities, including mounting financial stability risks in China, political tensions and some very real security issues.
In the last few weeks, I’ve attended meetings in Indonesia and the Philippines that have focused on counter-terrorism, cross-border conflict, cyber security and other issues important to the Asia Pacific region, like the South China Sea and Korean peninsula.
It’s very clear that all countries in that region except North Korea have no interest in any kind of conflict that would halt or redirect their economic growth.
With China, Russia, the US and Japan along with all ASEAN countries calling for dialogue and dampening of tensions. For each of them and for us, the trade agenda remains important.
While a lot of the international rhetoric may be about protectionism and the view that some major players are turning inwards, we now have a more interconnected world marketplace than ever before and the introduction of new measures appears to be slowing.
The latest World Trade Organisation monitoring report shows members introduced fewer trade restrictive measures in 2016 compared to 2015, when new measures averaged about 20 a month.
Since I assumed the Foreign Affairs portfolio about three months ago, we’ve launched free trade negotiations with the Pacific Alliance, of which Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru are members.
These four nations are home to 221 million consumers and have a combined GDP of US3.8 trillion.
The PACER Plus agreement has been signed to provide social and economic benefits to many Pacific nations.
The $55 million development package will also help cut red tape for New Zealand businesses and will establish a common set of trading rules.
Thailand and New Zealand have agreed to market access improvements for our exporters, we’ve started high-level talks with Washington under the Trump administration and we’ve solidified our position high up the queue for a post-Brexit FTA with the UK.
Earlier this year we signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership 11, and officials will be assessing the options to bring TPP11 into force.
TPP11 will ensure our exporters remain competitive in important markets and will support jobs in all regions of New Zealand.
In three years’ time, New Zealand will be able to showcase its innovative products and services on the world stage at Dubai 2020 – a world expo that will likely attract 25 million visitors from across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
In short, the outlook for New Zealand exporters is bright and, as we all know, a strong export economy produces positive knock-on effects for every single New Zealander.
I hope many of you in this room share the confidence I have in our country and continue to work towards an even more prosperous future for New Zealand.


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Tensions are running high concerning the club logo of top Spanish soccer team Real Madrid. According to news outlet Heat Street, “Real Madrid won’t feature the Christian cross on clothing sold in parts of the Middle East under a regional deal because of cultural sensitivities.”
Marka—a retailing group in the United Arab Emirates—has received exclusive manufacturing and distribution rights to sell the team’s products in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, and is behind the decision regarding the logo.
Khaled al-Mheiri, Marka’s vice chairman, explained to the media that the retailer intentionally did indeed choose a version of Real Madrid’s logo that doesn’t feature a Christian cross in an attempt to stay sensitive to the cultural environment in the Middle East currently. The original logo, which featured a small Christian cross at the top of a crown, has been deemed too controversial, with al-Mheiri stating that, “We have to be sensitive towards other parts of the Gulf that are quite sensitive to products that hold the cross.”
Further illuminating the reasoning behind the decision is the fact that the six countries in the Middle East where Marka will sell its products all happen to be Muslim-majority.
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When it comes to the shortages that plague the global supply chain, CNH Industrial CEO Scott Wine has fewer concerns about semiconductors than pipes and tires.
Like many manufacturers, as the global economy recovers to meet demand, CNH, a manufacturer of tractors, trucks and construction equipment controlled by the Italian Agnelli family, is also struggling to source parts.
However, while the company was able to buy most of the chips it needed from brokers, Wine stated that shipping costs had risen, and there were other shortages “worse for us.”
“Tires and inner tubes are one size fits all. We have 63 suppliers preventing our factories from producing,” he told the Financial Times. “It’s like whacking moles. The good news is that my team is very, very good at whacking moles.”
“This is the worst supply chain I have ever seen in my career,” he added.
Leo Tolstoy wrote: “Happy families are similar; every unhappy family has its own misfortune”-the same principle applies to manufacturing supply chain issues, Chicago RCF Economics and Finance Consulting Said Don Jones, the company’s vice president.
“Each industry’s tragic story about its supply chain will be unique to that industry, depending on where they source from and how to get there,” he said.
Manufacturers had to spend more money to purchase raw materials last month, and the Supply Management Association’s price payment index (tracking the costs paid by manufacturers for inputs) jumped from 88.0 in May to 92.1 in June, since the 1970s The highest level.
Capital Economics senior economist Michael Pierce said in a report that the report shows that “the’temporary’ price spikes that have occurred in the past few months are still for some time.”
CNH Industrial was founded in 2012. After several years of corporate reorganization, the late Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne (Sergio Marchionne) Move to separate Fiat’s automotive and agricultural equipment business.
CNH sold USD 26 billion worth of products under brands such as New Holland and Iveco in 2020. This is its truck business spin off As part of the profit doubling plan.
Some of these heavy-duty trucks were manufactured without gearboxes, because the shortage of chips did not leave the company completely unscathed. Wine said CNH will consider holding a larger inventory of chips to ensure that its suppliers have all the semiconductors needed to assemble the parts into the manufacturer’s factory.
CNH has been able to obtain higher prices for tractors and combine harvesters in the first half of this year, thus offsetting the difficulties in its supply chain. Wine stated that in North America, CNH products are priced at a premium of 6% because high commodity prices stimulate farmers’ demand.
The question of whether pricing will remain strong in the second half of the year connects CNH’s experience with the macroeconomic issues that Wall Street and the Fed are debating: whether the widespread price increase is “temporary” or more permanent, as predicted by central bank officials.
Mary Lovely, a senior researcher and economist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said that supply chain restrictions have led to a surge in consumer demand for goods such as cars and trucks, washing machines and dryers, and furniture.
“People who haven’t shopped in a year are looking for new cars outside, or farmers are looking for new equipment,” she said. “When there is actual supply shortage, everything is driving the demand side… So this is natural. The question is, will this continue?”
Wine said that he expects material costs to continue to rise in the second half of the year, but the company’s pricing power is unlikely to keep up.


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Manufacturers may soon have a speedy and nondestructive way to test a wide array of materials under real-world conditions, thanks to an advance that researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made in roll-to-roll measurements. Roll-to-roll measurements are typically optical measurements for roll-to-roll manufacturing, any method that uses conveyor belts for continuous processing of items, from tires to nanotechnology components.
In order for new materials such as carbon nanotubes and graphene to play an increasingly important role in electronic devices, high-tech composites and other applications, manufacturers will need quality-control tests to ensure that products have desired characteristics, and lack flaws.
Measurements of electrical properties of a plastic tape (yellow), taken using a specially designed microwave cavity (the white cylinder at center) and accompanying electrical circuit, change quickly and consistently in response to changes in the tape's thickness. The setup is inspired by high-volume roll-to-roll manufacturing devices used to mass-produce nanomaterials. The changes in the tape's thickness spell NIST in Morse code.
Credit: NIST/Nathan Orloff
Current test procedures often require cutting, scratching or otherwise touching a product, which slows the manufacturing process and can damage or even destroy the sample being tested.
To add to existing testing non-contact methods, NIST physicists Nathan Orloff, Christian Long and Jan Obrzut measured properties of films by passing them through a specially designed metal box known as a microwave cavity. Electromagnetic waves build up inside the cavity at a specific "resonance" frequency determined by the box's size and shape, similar to how a guitar string vibrates at a specific pitch depending on its length and tension.
When an object is placed inside the cavity, the resonance frequency changes in a way that depends on the object's size, electrical resistance and dielectric constant, a measure of an object's ability to store energy in an electric field. The frequency change is reminiscent of how shortening or tightening a guitar string makes it resonate at a higher pitch, says Orloff.
The researchers also built an electrical circuit to measure these changes. They first tested their device by running a strip of plastic tape known as polyimide through the cavity, using a roll-to-roll setup resembling high-volume roll-to-roll manufacturing devices used to mass-produce nanomaterials. (See video.)
As the tape's thickness increased and decreased--the researchers made the changes in tape thickness spell "NIST" in Morse code--the cavity's resonant frequency changed in tandem. So did another parameter called the "quality factor," which is the ratio of the energy stored in the cavity to the energy lost per frequency cycle. Because polyimide's electrical properties are well known, a manufacturer could use the cavity measurements to monitor whether tape is coming off the production line at a consistent thickness--and even feeding back information from the measurements to control the thickness.
Alternatively, a manufacturer could use the new method to monitor the electrical properties of a less well-characterized material of known dimensions. Orloff and Long demonstrated this by passing 12- and 15-centimeter-long films of carbon nanotubes deposited on sheets of plastic through the cavity and measuring the films' electrical resistance. The entire process took "less than a second," says Orloff. He added that with industry-standard equipment, the measurements could be taken at speeds beyond 10 meters per second, more than enough for many present-day manufacturing operations.
The new method has several advantages for a thin-film manufacturer, says Orloff. One, "You can measure the entire thing, not just a small sample," he said. Such real-time measurements could be used to tune the manufacturing process without shutting it down, or to discard a faulty batch of product before it gets out the factory door. "This method could significantly boost prospects of not making a faulty batch in the first place," Long noted.
And because the method is nondestructive, Orloff added, "If a batch passes the test, manufacturers can sell it."
Films of carbon nanotubes and graphene are just starting to be manufactured in bulk for potential applications such as composite airplane materials, smartphone screens and wearable electronic devices.
Orloff, Long and Obrzut submitted a patent application for this technique in December 2015.
A producer of such materials has already expressed interest in the new method, said Orloff. "They're really excited about it." He added that the method is not specific to nanomanufacturing, and with a properly designed cavity, could also help with quality control of many other kinds of products, including tires, pharmaceuticals and even beer.
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Popular Hong Kong newspaper Oriental Daily recently reported that sources familiar with the matter revealed that the U.S. Biden administration rejected Intel’s plan to increase chip production in China on the grounds of security concerns. The world’s largest chip maker has proposed to use a factory in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, to produce silicon chips. The discussion was conducted in private. The production line may be launched by the end of next year, helping to ease global supply tensions. At the same time, however, Intel has been seeking federal assistance to strengthen research and production in the United States. Officials in the Biden administration strongly opposed the plan. The government is working hard to solve the chip shortage problem. It is especially working hard to bring the production of important components back to the States. Intel said its focus is on the continued significant expansion of its existing semiconductor manufacturing business. The plan is to invest tens of billions of dollars in new wafer manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Europe. A White House representative declined to comment on specifics but stated that the government is “very much focused” on preventing China from using U.S. technology, to develop first-class capabilities.
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The Beedie School of Business has established a new, interdisciplinary social-innovation lab and venture incubator that aims to change business education and launch high-impact solutions to social challenges.
Dubbed RADIUS (radical ideas, useful to society), the initiative brings together students from all faculties across SFU to develop and nurture practical solutions to pressing social problems and provide opportunities for deeper learning.
RADIUS already has a number of projects ongoing, including one in which students are working with Ecotrust Canada to help trace and certify forest products and evaluate their economic and environmental impacts.
Leading the incubator are co-founders David Dunne, the organization’s chair and an SFU Beedie senior fellow, and RADIUS director and adjunct professor, Shawn Smith. The pair has a strong track record in innovation education and venture incubation.
Dunne, formerly with U of T’s Rotman School of Management, is an award-winning business educator who launched multi-million dollar products as a business manager and consults to multi-nationals on design and customer experience.
“Wicked problems are pervasive in business and society—they are critical, chronic and have no clear start or end point,” says Dunne.
“RADIUS will teach students to rethink problems from the ground up, empathize with those affected and create radical, sustainable opportunities.”
Smith is a globally recognized social entrepreneur. Last year, he launched the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at SFU Beedie. It has gone on to produce a number of social ventures such as a cultural experience company employing immigrant women and a transportation sharing community.
“At RADIUS, we know that big ideas are great, but pressing social issues demand action,” says Smith.
“Instead of solving pre-digested cases, RADIUS students will encounter the messy real world, come up with creative solutions and then move them to implementation.”
Says dean Daniel Shapiro: "As a business school we have made a longstanding commitment to social innovation and entrepreneurship. This is a great example of learning that is adaptive, interactive and highly experiential."


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In the wise words of Derek Zoolander, "There's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking." And yet, sometimes, when we're watching models strut down a runway, we forget this. But the KidneyTexas 2010 luncheon and fashion show is different. This year's program, titled "The Runway Report: Celebrating 10 Years of Giving with Style," features fashion by Stanley Korshak, and, in addition to the professional models, will showcase KidneyTexas friends and sponsors, as well as kidney donors and recipients. Tickets start at $150, and proceeds from the event will help KidneyTexas provide funding for the prevention and treatment of kidney disease. Festivities begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 Reunion Blvd. For tickets and more information, call 214-891-0896, or visit kidneytexas.org.
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Better still, through the iTunes App Store and the Mac App Store, Apple managed to decouple software from devices by linking apps to Apple IDs. A few years ago, Apple urged Windows users to switch to the Mac. And back then, you really did have to switch, abandoning your PC to start afresh with a new Mac. Things are different now. You may be able to get rid of your Mac, but you remain an Apple customer through your Apple ID. All your software remains, waiting for you. The cloud runs on the "Hotel California" business model: You can check out any time you like. But you can never leave.
Apple, of course, is a hardware company, too. But hardware is a hard way to make recurring revenue. Device owners may keep using their gear for years without paying again. And there's no guarantee that consumers will continue to replace their phones or tablets as frequently as they have been. Subscriptions, advertising and collected data promise predictable revenue to complement Apple's cut of app sales. Being a forward-looking company, Apple is focusing on the cloud as the way to connect its customers to the tech industry's next big thing: wearable devices. 4. Apple Isn't Giving Up On Ads Competing against Google means being in the ad business. Apple is in the advertising business, but hasn't been doing particularly well. Part of the problem was that when iAds launched in 2010, then-CEO Steve Jobs wanted iAds to carry ads as well-crafted as Apple's products. Apple sought large advertisers that could commit large sums to fulfill its minimum buy-in. The strategy didn't work and iAds has frequently been described as a failure. Of course, Silicon Valley loves to characterize failure as a stepping stone to success, mainly because it's a great way to convince investors to keep their wallets and purses open. But for Apple, with more cash than it knows what to do with, there's also some truth to the saying. The company took another stab at advertising in June with the launch of iAds Workbench. The price of admission for this new form of iAds is $50 instead of $500,000. If Apple can figure out how to offer advertising for free, then Google will really need to worry. 5. Apple Smells Blood As strong as Google may be at the moment, Microsoft is weak. It's looking for a new CEO who can do what Steve Ballmer could not. About the best thing that can be said of its mobile effort is that it's doing better than BlackBerry and Nokia. Gorged on profits from Windows and Office, Microsoft became complacent and is now scrambling to remake itself in the image of Apple, the company it once saved with a $150 million investment and a promise to keep making Office for the Mac. Rather than returning the favor, Apple senior VP of software engineering Craig Federighi on Tuesday declared, "The days of spending hundreds of dollars to get the most out of your computer are gone." On the projection screen behind him, the image of Microsoft Windows 8 Pro, priced at $199, shattered into pieces. Microsoft's business customers won't abandon Windows and Office overnight. But with Office still not available on Apple's iPad, more and more business customers sold on the iPad will settle for Apple's iWork apps, Pages, Numbers and Keynote, and perhaps even come to prefer it. The price, after all, is right. And these are customers Google covets -- business professionals accustomed to paying for technology. Apple may be sold on free, but rest assured, someone's going to pay.
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Although rock release, shut down and re-released, and it’s time to release many changes APB: Reloaded attracted participants from all over the world more than 5.5 million players to create and customize ten million unique character, total more than 40 million hours, the game strong versatile authoring tool.
To celebrate the release of APB Xbox: Reloaded Ravenscourt and Reloaded game has announced the release of APB Xbox founder of a package – which will give all players set free gifts, just log in at least once in the game before launch 30 days. Package goods, including fireworks flare start, Mikro JC14 Penal vehicle “New Cross” and enforce cars ‘Bobcat’ Vaquero PRC40
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Ethiopia edges closer to multiplying GMO Cotton seeds
In a bid to bypass the foreign currency shortage that forced halt the import of Bt Cotton seeds, the Indian based JK Agri Genetics Ltd. is negotiating to bring its patent and multiply Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) seeds in Ethiopia.“An agreement is almost reached and the company will bring the Bt cotton technology to Ethiopia in a few months. We have plans to use the seeds for the next cultivation season,” said Mesele Mekuria, Cotton Development Director at the Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute (ETIDI). According to Mesele, the Indian company is set to establish a sister company in Ethiopia, which will multiply the technology on its own farm in Ethiopia and supply the seeds to Ethiopian commercial farmers. This is mainly because the company is highly protective of the Bt cotton technology patent.
Bt cotton is a GMO variety that Ethiopia has commercialized after it was tested in confined areas and was authorized by the Ethiopian Environment, Forest and Climate Protection Commission. The Indian company had supplied the seeds for commercial cotton farmers in Gambella two years ago. The farmers bought a kilogram of Bt cotton seed for USD 28, excluding its accessories. Nonetheless, neither the farmers nor the Ethiopian government could come up with the large amount of foreign currency required to import the seeds. As a result, the importation stopped since last year.
Ethiopia relaxed its strict biodiversity laws five years ago with exception on consumable items. The indigenous cotton varieties in Ethiopia, which have served for three decades, failed to yield high productivity. Bt cotton was picked after it was proven to be able to resist ball warm, which damages the cotton vegetable when it begins to bud. “Bt cotton is expensive but it can be compensated because it is highly productive. Only five kilograms of Bt cotton is needed per hectare, while it takes 20 kilograms if you plant local varieties. The germination rate of Bt cotton is recommendable. Many commercial cotton farmers prefer it with the forex shortage proving to be a problem,” said Mesele.


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Ontario Science Centre brings Hogwarts in-house
The science centre has launched an advertising campaign behind the exhibition, coming in 2010, that will see sets, props and wands from the Harry Potter movies set up in an educational display.
With a flourish of a wand and a whoosh of an owl’s wings, the Ontario Science Centre this week officially launched a promotional campaign in support of its Harry Potter exhibition that will open in spring 2010.
The 14,000-square foot exhibit, developed in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and experiential marketing agency Exhibitgroup/Giltspur in Toronto, will feature film sets from the previous films in the franchise and more than 200 costumes and film props. Film sets will include the Great Hall and Gryffindor common room from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as well as Hagrid’s Hut.
The flashy exhibit announcement made to the media this week featured the flying car from the second Harry Potter movie and an ‘owl post’ delivered by a real owl. It is the first of a few such events planned for 2010 to support the exhibit, the largest of which will mark the exhibit’s opening in April.
The advertising campaign behind the exhibit, with creative and media handled by Toronto’s Naked Creative, starts today with 30-second radio ads and ticket giveaways on 680 News. Print ads in the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Sun‘s holiday guide will start in the coming weeks, and exhibit ads will also be included in the Tourism Toronto Guide. An OOH buy at the intersection of Don Mills and Eglinton has also been scheduled. The December campaign is small, Anna Relyea, associate director, strategic communications, Ontario Science Centre, told MiC, but a larger campaign (still in its planning stages) is set for 2010.
‘This is our initial ad campaign to get people aware and let them know that tickets are on sale,’ Relyea said. ‘As the exhibition comes closer, a full campaign will be developed.’
The Ontario Science Centre exhibition marks the first time it has appeared outside of the US. It officially opens April 9, 2010, and runs through until Aug. 22, 2010.


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We’re all at risk from corporate data theft when travelling for business.
It’s estimated that 40% of data breaches are caused by external intrusions, and with cyber criminals developing increasingly sophisticated methods for stealing information from business travellers’ mobile devices, vigilance remains key.
In this post, we’ve picked out eleven travel destinations where your data is most likely to be compromised – and steps you can take to protect your data while travelling.
The largest country in Africa, Algeria remains on the Priority Watch List maintained by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, due to a lack of transparency over the use of undisclosed data in particular trades (most notably, pharmaceuticals).
The US is also concerned about Algeria’s desire to enforce intellectual property rights (IPR), and the country’s ability to tackle anti-piracy, making the region a prime location for data theft.
If you’re heading to South America to do business in Argentina, it’s important to bear in mind the lack of IPR enforcement in that area.
With few deterrent sentences and the notorious La Salada market in Buenos Aires brazenly selling pirated goods, data theft and IPR infringement is rife in Argentina.
Despite Chile’s desire to increase IP enforcement, there remains a significant issue with piracy over the internet in one of Argentina’s closest neighbours.
Although focused mainly on the country’s ability to keep unlicensed software use and patent infringement under control, the US’ close eye on Chile suggests data theft remains a significant problem in this country.
A large degree of uncertainty surrounds China’s desire to deal effectively with intellectual property infringement.
Rampant piracy and counterfeiting are a leading concern for businesses operating in China, and with IPR infringements difficult to prevent and remediate, data theft remains a significant threat for business travellers.
High-level national initiatives such as “Start-up India” have made it an attractive place for new businesses, but that might come at the expense of data security.
Industry losses from the piracy of movies and music in India are thought to be around $4bn per year (source), suggesting that data protection is a significant problem in this region.
The fourth most populous country in the world, Indonesia suffers from widespread piracy and counterfeiting.
Arguably, this could be due to the lack of significant deterrents for IPR infringement – particularly when it comes to that which pertains to data use.
In 2014, Kuwait failed to introduce a copyright law that was consistent with international standards.
The lack of effective enforcement against trademark infringement makes data a valuable commodity in Kuwait, and that should be of particular concern to business travellers.
Online piracy is considered a persistent problem in Russia.
Social networking site vKontakte, for example, thought by many to facilitate piracy, and the lack of enforcement for trademarks in Russia makes it a perilous place for business and personal data.
While Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has publicly acknowledged the importance of IPR, their recent redrafting of the Copyright Act failed to address foreign concerns over data infringement.
Widespread, admitted use of unlicensed software by Ukrainian government agencies (source), has done little to prevent growing online copyright infringement in the country.
Attempts to improve the government’s response to online data infringement have stalled, making the Ukraine a risky place in which to carry confidential business data.
Venezuela’s formal withdrawal from the Andean Community trade bloc in 2006 created legal ambiguity for the protection of intellectual data which still exists today.
The country’s Autonomous Intellectual Property Service (SAPI) is reported to regularly approve patents that are identical to registered trademarks, suggesting data theft remains a very real problem in the South American federal republic.
How do I protect my data while travelling for business?
Despite the threats to business data while travelling, there are several things you can do to remain vigilant:
- use removable hard drives to keep sensitive data separate from that of your laptop
- compartmentalise your data – never leave everything on one device or hard drive
- ensure you have access to ‘remote wipe’ software that can destroy data on stolen devices
- don’t use open Wi-Fi, and connect to your work VPN via another, separate VPN
- reset your passwords every 30 days
These tips don’t just apply to high risk countries. Even domestic travel can expose your data to risks, so the tips above for data security apply wherever you are; do everything you can to keep your data safe.


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Image converter and presentation switcher manufacturer Analog Way has announced the creation of a London-based office, reports David Davies. Dedicated to the British market, Analog Way UK will provides sales operations for Analog Way’s lines of products for this territory, as well as training facilities and technical support.
Analog Way says that the establishment of a direct UK sales office is in line with its willingness to be “closer to the regional market and attentive to customers’ specific needs”.
Alexander Schöpff (pictured), EMEA sales director at Analog Way, told IE: “We want to adopt the same direct sales approach as the one we’ve had in our home market for several years, which turned out to be very successful. We believe that establishing a direct communication as well as offering a skilled local sales support will [bring] benefit to everyone and contribute to improving our relationship with our UK customers.”
Analog Way’s products will also be available through True Colours, a company that Analog Way UK’s Régis Pirot said had played “a key role in developing Analog Way’s brand in the UK over the years. We look forward to continue supporting them.”


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PRESS RELEASE. [Singapore, September 4th 2023] – The Hourglass Collective is spearheading a new era of Web3 adoption. In a world where technological progress has sprinted from hard industries to consumer-facing revolutions, it’s now in the hands of service-oriented high-tech sectors like robotics, advanced software, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT recently made headlines, reaching 100 million users in just two months, even outpacing TikTok’s adoption rate record of nine months. Yet, challenges faced by crypto, Web3, and blockchain technologies in 2022 prompted the need for fresh perspectives and strategies to clarify and elevate their value proposition to the real economy.
The solution? The Hourglass Collective.
About The Hourglass Collective: A New Model for Blockchain Adoption
The Hourglass Collective is a Web3 incubator composed of seasoned professionals from fintech, media, mobile apps, retail, real estate, entertainment, and marketing sectors. Founded by the Hourglass $WAIT community, its mission is to foster real-world blockchain utility by incubating projects that bridge crypto with mainstream entertainment, popular apps, major retail brands, and large-scale events.
Beyond The Code: Turning Web3’s Visions Into Reality
In a world where nearly 90% of startups falter, Hourglass recognizes the potential of engaging a broader demographic beyond gamers and financial speculators. As a community influencer and incubator, Hourglass aims to bring Web3 and blockchain into the everyday lives of regular individuals.
To prove their commitment to visible crypto adoption, The Hourglass Collective has partnered with NEFT Brands, a global conglomerate with premium alcohol brands, TV productions, live entertainment promotions, celebrity podcasts, apps, and media companies.
Hourglass Forms a Dream Team of Founding Members
Chairing The Hourglass Collective is billionaire Jeff Mahony, a pioneer in the fintech space with a wealth of experience and impactful international banking relationships. Mahony has surrounded himself with influential figures such as Jett Tang, Brian D. Evans, George Tung, Layah Heilpern, Ro Sahebi, Enrique Velez, and Ivo Ten Broek, all with substantial social media followings.
The Hourglass Incubator: Nurturing the Best of Web3
The Hourglass Incubator program aims to fill a gap in developing sound and viable Web3 companies, by providing guidance, resources, and growth strategies. Selected projects will join the Hourglass ecosystem and utilize the platform’s $WAIT token as their exclusive utility token. With over half a dozen projects already onboard, Hourglass is set to elevate Web3.
$WAIT: Blockchain-ifying Conventional Entertainment & Internet Services
Hourglass’ native token, $WAIT, is a decentralized, community-driven token with renounced ownership. With a total token supply of 100 million, over 2 million tokens have already been burned by the community. Notably, $WAIT tokens have no team, developer, angel round, or pre-ICO tokens, ensuring a transparent and decentralized ecosystem.
The World’s First “Crypto Reality TV Show”
On September 7th, The Hourglass Collective will debut ‘The Next Crypto Gem,’ a competitive reality TV show aimed at introducing cryptocurrency to mainstream audiences. Contestants will compete for a prize package valued at over $150,000, with content aiming to bridge the gap between crypto enthusiasts and skeptics.
‘The Next Crypto Gem’ will be available on Insight TV’s global network and various platforms, making crypto more accessible and engaging for a wider audience.
The Countdown Begins
Stay tuned for The Hourglass Collective’s major announcement on September 7th. With a dedicated team, an innovative incubator model, and the $WAIT token, Hourglass aims to drive crypto adoption into the next stage of user and enterprise acceptance.
For more information, visit the website at https://hourglassx.com.
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About The Hourglass Collective
The Hourglass Collective is a leading Web3 incubator and a driving force in bringing blockchain technology to mainstream audiences. Founded by the Hourglass $WAIT community, its mission is to elevate the Web3 space by incubating projects that bridge the crypto world with mainstream entertainment, popular apps, major retail brands, and large-scale events. With a strong commitment to fostering visible crypto adoption, The Hourglass Collective is poised to shape the future of blockchain technology.
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We believe everyone recalls Versace’s SS18 show finale, that paid homage to the Italian house’s founder Gianni Versace; revealing top ’90s models Carla Bruni, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen, all dressed in gleaming gold dresses. And today, a new gang of super models are staring the label’s new SS18 campaign.
“This campaign represents the link between past and present. You need to know who you are, and where you are coming from, to build your future. And when you are at the head of a brand with such a strong heritage as mine, you can only embrace it. This is the reason why I wanted to see this iconic super model cast next to the soon-to-be-iconic girls of the future”- said Donatella Versace.
Photographed by Steven Meisel, together for the very first time in decades the campaign fronts Naomi Campbell alongside Gisele Bündchen, Christy Turlington and Kaia Gerber. Donatella’s Tribute Collection celebrates the legacy of Gianni with an Ad campaign portraying iconic looks from the brand’s original archive designs- Barocco and Animalier prints.
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Harley-Davidson Motor Co. has plans to lay off 94 workers at its distribution center in Franklin, Wisc., starting June 7.
The Motor Co. filed notice with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development about the layoffs, part of ongoing cost-cutting at the company, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal.
H-D announced last year that it would shutter the distribution center, turning PG&A distribution over to a third party
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Apple's updates to the MacBook Pro range are on schedule, mini LED suppliers told a report, countering claims of component shortages causing production issues and delays.
Apple is expected to unveil an updated 16-inch MacBook Pro alongside a 14-inch MacBook Pro as part of the fall product launches. While some rumors have spread claiming that shortages are impacting production, a Tuesday report's sources claim production is running to time.
Industry sources of Digitimes say that shipments for LEDs and associated components to Apple assembly partners relating to the MacBook Pro models are on schedule as expected. A launch of a mini LED-equipped MacBook Pro series is tipped to occur in October or November.
When the new models ship, the sources claim the total shipments in 2021 will be estimated at nearly four million units. This is roughly equivalent to the 15-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro shipment volumes after line refreshes.
Production for the new models allegedly commenced in August, with shipments of between 600,000 and 800,000 units per month targeted by assembly partners.
Given the considerable amount of rumors saying there will be a launch in the fall, it seems plausible that everything is going as scheduled for Apple. However, there is yet to be any real confirmation for when Apple will unveil the models and ship them.


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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - There's new development for drivers with a melting dashboard. A Consumer Watchdog investigation first exposed the problem in April on Toyota, Lexus, Mazda, and Nissan vehicles. Now the case is headed to court for Lexus.
The lawsuit was filed this week in Miami by The Ferraro Law Firm against Lexus and a dealership in Miami and the Fort Myers area.
The lawyer is pushing for class action status.
We first told you that Lexus issued a Technical Service Bulletin about the melting and sticky dashboards for some 2006-2008 IS250 and IS350 cars.
Lexus agreed to repair the vehicles but only while they are in warranty. The lawsuit alleges Lexus breached the warranty and charged drivers to repair the dashes.
Driver Judie Brancato talked to us after our investigation. She was frustrated Lexus would only pay half her repair costs.
"I think $900 is unreasonable when it's a defect from the manufacturer," explained Brancato.
Lexus won't comment on this lawsuit.
Drivers can complain to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about the issue.
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Fitness trackers have become a huge accessory in many people’s lives. Their main purpose is to help with weight loss, but a new research may have discovered that they may not be helping as much as we thought, Cosmopolitan reports.
In the study, which was published in the medical journal JAMA, researchers tracked weight loss among 500 adults and asked them to follow a reduced-calorie diet for two years. Six months into the program, the researches instructed half of the participants to start using fitness devices. After the full two years, they learned that the people that did not use the trackers ended up losing an average of 5 more pounds than those that did use them.
The exact reason people without the trackers lost more weight is unclear. However, those who tracked their steps did end up moving less and may have been discouraged if they didn’t meet their goals.
If you use a fitness tracker, don't allow it to dictate your daily maximum activity. So you hit your 10,000 steps? Great! Strive to exceed your goal or set new ones that push you to up your exercise as it becomes more comfortable.
Also, keep in mind that just because you have proof of your daily activity, you shouldn't balance those calories burned with treats!


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Huawei Nova 4 with Punch Hole Selfie Camera Launch Set for December 17
A small hole appears to be drilled into both displays to house the selfie camera, coincidentally located in the same top left corner. The phone will come in three color options - Black, Emerald Green, and Midnight Blue. Now Huawei Nova 4 Launch Date is Confirmed.
The first teaser posted by Huawei had a light dot, but it led to speculation that the company could be working on a phone with an in-display front camera. It will be first seen on the Galaxy A8s that is tipped to go official in China later this month.
The teaser also specifically mentions the phone, the Nova 4 and with numerous Nova phones not just making it downunder but selling extremely well here it certainly caught our attention. In India, where the potential to convert feature phone users to smartphone users is so large, the affordable Honor devices, with attractive offers during the festive season, brought in massive sales numbers for the company. The buyers will also get 10% instant discount on RBL Credit and Induslnd Bank Debit + Credit Cards on purchase of this phone.Through its partnership with Vodafone Idea Limited, Huawei will provide post-paid use rs 20% rental savings per month for 12 months on Red/Nirvana Post-paid rental plans of Rs.499 and above.
The Huawei Nova 4 is expected to have a 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 2340 pixels at a PPI of 403 pixels per inch.
The Nova 4 will be getting a remarkable screen-to-body ratio thanks to the Infinity-O display which will also be the location of the front camera. What are your opinions on the punch-hole camera cutout? Seems to be routed towards the number one spot, Recently with the launch of HuaweiMate 20 Pro claimed the spot of the best smartphone of 2018.
The Nova 4 is expected to debut in India next year, meaning we can be prepared to bid adieu to the notch very soon.
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By Deborah Blum, a Pulitzer-prize winning science writer and professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1997.
It originally appeared on the Knight Science Journalism Tracker.
What I've been trying to figure out, since the processed beef "pink slime" story broke this month is this: Are we just reacting to what Benjamin Radford at Discovery News calls "the ick factor"? Or does pink slime (which the industry understandably prefers to call "lean finely textured beef") actually pose a health risk? And does anything in the flurry of recent coverage help us sort that out? It's worth looking at the coverage that began in early March with a story in The Daily by David Knowles and an ABC News segment by Jim Avila. As noted in The Huffington Post by Michael Hill, in a matter of days the issue went "from simmer to boil." Let's stipulate that some of this response derives from the very term "pink slime," which tends to stimulate the "ugh" response. "Pink"---not so bad. But "slime"? Have you ever heard anyone use that word in a positive, how-attractive-your-slime-covered-dinner-is kind of way? The term was reportedly coined by Gerald Zimstein, the former USDA scientist who brought the process to the public's attention. Zimstein is not---surprise---a fan of the product. He also objected to a USDA decision allowing its use to be concealed from the American public and has made a point of calling it out. You'll find him in the ABC News story reporting that some 70 percent of ground beef products in grocery stores contain pink slime. So what is pink slime, or, um, finely textured beef? It comes from a rather commercially clever use of scraps---fat and meat removed from standard meat cuts. These remnants are spun through a centrifuge to separate the beef bits from the fat. The rather soupy meat mixture is then squeezed through a thin tube and exposed to a puff of ammonia gas. The gas reacts with water in the meat to form a trace amount of ammonium hydroxide. This reduces acidity and kills (fairly reliably) any pathogenic bacteria lurking in the beef. The separation process was invented in the 1980s; ammonia treatment was added in the 1990s for food safety reasons. And the company that started it all, Beef Products Inc., of North Dakota now has a website dedicated to defending trimmings as a healthy food source. It needs it, too, because Google tells us that the last couple weeks have seen more than 2,000 stories on the subject, many including the word "gross" in the headlines. Consider this one from J.M. Hirsch at AP, featured in the e-version of the Auburn (AL) Citizen: "Pink Slime Sounds Gross - But How Does it Taste?" The intrepid reporter manages to track down ground beef packages with and without added slime. (It is really hard to find the right word here. Trimmings? Ooze? Pink product? Filler?) Anyway, not surprisingly, Hirsch likes the ooze-free hamburger better. The same tidal wave of revulsion has swamped the food industry as well, with everyone from McDonalds to Safeway announcing that they'll no longer use the product, South Carolina legislators proposing a state-wide ban, and the USDA reversing a long-standing policy and deciding that school lunch programs can opt out of pink-slime beef as part of the menu. (Note that the original story in The Daily referred to the agriculture department as "Partners in Slime.") On the other hand, Hirsch makes the point, however, that ground beef with additive is a lot cheaper; in other words, it's easier to avoid highly processed food if you're in one of those higher socioeconomic brackets. But are there any actual health problems associated with slime? This got a much tougher look a couple of years ago when Michael Moss at the New York Times did some terrific work looking at the risks---both chemical and bacterial---associated with the product, noting particularly that the vaunted ammonia treatment didn't always kill pathogenic bacteria. The paper's strongest coverage this round comes from KJ Dell'Antonia, who writes the Motherlode blog. Dell'Antonia is consistently (my opinion) one of the best science science writers at the Times today. Her post deftly summarizes the major issues and addresses directly the unpleasant covert aspects of our government's behavior: "Someone, somewhere, thought we wouldn't buy a product labeled 'ground beef---with added trimmings, connective tissue and ammonia." She also notes that that the ammonia, put in context with our other chemical exposures, doesn't seem especially worrisome. And I tend to agree there too. What's more interesting to me---and what hasn't been covered especially well in the slime stories---is that foods that are ammonia-processed are remarkably widespread. Among them are breads, pastries, cheeses, chocolates, breakfast cereals, sports drinks, fruits, vegetables....in other words, if we're going to worry about chemical processing, beef products need to stand in line. Another smart piece from Amy Hubbard at the Los Angeles Timesnotes that even the consumer-advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest isn't particularly alarmed about pink slime, noting rather depressingly that a lot worse things go into the daily diet. The center does plan to investigate whether the super-processed beef bits are less nutritious than regular beef. As the Houston Chroniclepoints out in a recent editorial, the real issue here is transparency. Our government should not be colluding with private industry in hiding additives from the consumer. And, in fact, there are signs that the USDA is tending to agree. In an interview with Food Safety News, the agency's food safety head, Elizabeth Hagen, emphasized that the product is considered safe and added: "It seems to me that the larger issue here is labeling and transparency." But one more point, just to complicate the story. You'll recall I mentioned that the USDA has agreed to allow schools to choose slime-improved beef or to reject it. But it turns out that the regular, unprocessed ground beef alternative, lacking that super-lean filler, has a higher fat content. Another health story, anyone?


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According to stats from streaming media guide Reelgood, about 90% of all streaming on Peacock from July 17-30 was done by free viewers.
Peacock, the big-budget streaming service of Comcast-owned NBCUniversal, launched on July 15 with a free-to-view tier featuring over 13,000 hours of programming, and two paid-for tiers with over 20,000 hours of content, live sports including 175 exclusive English Premier League football matches from the 2020-21 season.
Reelgood examined the performance of the recently launched major premium services in the US based on a comparison of streams for each platform that was initiated on its iOS app in the first two weeks of its availability. The app has two million users in the US
The app maker found that free users were at launch generating 8.8 times more streams than premium users, indicating that this has been a much more attractive offer for customers.
Reelgood also found that Peacock’s free tier was also more popular than Disney+ and Apple TV+ at launch which, again compared to Peacock Premium, saw seven times and 1.5 times the streams.
The free Peacock also narrowly edged out HBO Max’s launch window, which saw users stream 8.7 times more than Peacock Premium customers.
The evident popularity of the AVOD Peacock product will vindicate NBCUniversal’s risk taking, with the service recently announced as hitting 10 million users.
NBCU also recently announced a major slate of content coming to the service including the pick-up of a series based on SNLcharacter MacGruber, a weekly topical late-night block for its live channels section, and the move of NBC shows such as AP Bio to become platform exclusives.
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Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Position Raised by Sei Investments Co.
Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) by 39.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 173,424 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 49,257 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Amphenol Corporation were worth $12,802,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in APH. Macquarie Group Ltd. boosted its position in Amphenol Corporation by 66.3% in the fourth quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 16,300 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,095,000 after buying an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. boosted its position in Amphenol Corporation by 2.8% in the first quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 266,561 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $18,971,000 after buying an additional 7,272 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its position in Amphenol Corporation by 6.4% in the first quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,254 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,086,000 after buying an additional 917 shares in the last quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd boosted its position in Amphenol Corporation by 1.4% in the first quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 95,025 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $6,762,000 after buying an additional 1,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its position in Amphenol Corporation by 0.3% in the first quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 3,150 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $221,000 after buying an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.75% of the company’s stock.
Amphenol Corporation (APH) opened at 77.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.84 billion, a PE ratio of 26.25 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $75.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.05. Amphenol Corporation has a 1-year low of $59.58 and a 1-year high of $78.39.
Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 26th. The electronics maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.62 billion. Amphenol Corporation had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 24.98%. Amphenol Corporation’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.65 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Amphenol Corporation will post $3.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 11th. Investors of record on Monday, September 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. This is a positive change from Amphenol Corporation’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 15th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.97%. Amphenol Corporation’s payout ratio is presently 21.55%.
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A number of research analysts recently commented on APH shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Amphenol Corporation from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “top pick” rating in a report on Thursday, April 27th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Amphenol Corporation from $64.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 27th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Amphenol Corporation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 28th. Deutsche Bank AG upped their price target on Amphenol Corporation from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Amphenol Corporation from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $78.38.
In related news, CEO Richard Adam Norwitt sold 200,000 shares of Amphenol Corporation stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.95, for a total transaction of $15,590,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 293,992 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,916,676.40. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Craig A. Lampo sold 15,000 shares of Amphenol Corporation stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.86, for a total transaction of $1,092,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 40,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,914,400. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 1,203,400 shares of company stock worth $90,352,140 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.51% of the company’s stock.
About Amphenol Corporation
Amphenol Corporation (Amphenol) is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor- based products, and coaxial and specialty cable. The Company operates through two segments, which include Interconnect Products and Assemblies, and Cable Products and Solutions.
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